Mental Health Parity Act of 1996

Pub. L. 104–204

Also known as: Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1996, Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997

US Codex doesn’t hold the enacted text of this law — the public-law corpus runs from the 113th Congress (2013) onward. What it changed in the U.S. Code, reconstructed from the credit notes, is listed below.

61 sections of the Code credited to this law, found between Public Law 104-98 and Public Law 104-333.

• 12 U.S.C. § 1707 — Definitions
• 12 U.S.C. § 1709 — Insurance of mortgages
• 12 U.S.C. § 1715z-1 — 1715z–1. Rental and cooperative housing for lower income families
• 12 U.S.C. § 1715z-6 — 1715z–6. Supplemental loans for multifamily projects
• 12 U.S.C. § 1715z-11a — 1715z–11a. Flexible authority
• 12 U.S.C. § 1715z-21 — 1715z–21. Delegation of insuring authority to direct endorsement mortgagees
• 29 U.S.C. § 1003 — Coverage
• 29 U.S.C. § 1021 — Duty of disclosure and reporting
• 29 U.S.C. § 1022 — Plan description and summary plan description
• 29 U.S.C. § 1024 — Filing and furnishing of information
• 29 U.S.C. § 1132 — Civil enforcement
• 29 U.S.C. § 1136 — Coordination and responsibility of agencies enforcing this subchapter and related Federal laws
• 29 U.S.C. § 1144 — Other laws
• 29 U.S.C. § 1181 — Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusions
• 29 U.S.C. § 1185 — Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
• 29 U.S.C. § 1185a — Parity in application of certain limits to mental health benefits
• 29 U.S.C. § 1191 — Preemption; State flexibility; construction
• 29 U.S.C. § 1191a — Special rules relating to group health plans
• 29 U.S.C. § 1191b — Definitions
• 29 U.S.C. § 1191c — Regulations
• 36 U.S.C. § 121b — Station allowance for Army officers serving on Commission
• 36 U.S.C. § 122 — Expenses of officers of Armed Forces serving on Commission
• 36 U.S.C. § 122a — Reimbursement of agencies for salary, pay, and allowances of assigned personnel
• 38 U.S.C. § 1151 — Benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation
• 38 U.S.C. § 1801 — Definitions
• 38 U.S.C. § 1802 — Spina bifida conditions covered
• 38 U.S.C. § 1803 — Health care
• 38 U.S.C. § 1804 — Vocational training and rehabilitation
• 38 U.S.C. § 1805 — Monetary allowance
• 38 U.S.C. § 1806 — Effective date of awards
• 38 U.S.C. § 5312 — Annual adjustment of certain benefit rates
• 40 U.S.C. § 761a — Consumer Information Center Fund; acceptance and expenditure of gifts
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-4 — 300gg–4. Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-5 — 300gg–5. Parity in application of certain limits to mental health benefits
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-21 — 300gg–21. Exclusion of certain plans
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-23 — 300gg–23. Preemption; State flexibility; construction
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-44 — 300gg–44. State flexibility in individual market reforms
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-51 — 300gg–51. Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-61 — 300gg–61. Enforcement
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-62 — 300gg–62. Preemption
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-63 — 300gg–63. General exceptions
• 42 U.S.C. § 1437f — Low-income housing assistance
• 42 U.S.C. § 4026 — Expiration of program
• 42 U.S.C. § 4127 — Authorization of appropriations; availability
• 42 U.S.C. § 5302 — General provisions
• 42 U.S.C. § 5305 — Activities eligible for assistance
• 42 U.S.C. § 12832 — Nondiscrimination
• 12 U.S.C. § 1715z–1 — Rental and cooperative housing for lower income families
• 12 U.S.C. § 1715z–6 — Supplemental loans for multifamily projects
• 12 U.S.C. § 1715z–11a — Disposition of HUD-owned properties
• 12 U.S.C. § 1715z–21 — Delegation of insuring authority to direct endorsement mortgagees
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–21 — Exclusion of certain plans
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–23 — Preemption; State flexibility; construction
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–25 — Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–26 — Parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–44 — State flexibility in individual market reforms
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–51 — Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–61 — Enforcement
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–62 — Preemption and application
• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–63 — General exceptions
• 42 U.S.C. § 4370e — Working capital fund in Treasury